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SLO burglary suspect arrested

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 35-year-old man early Wednesday morning in connection with a string of recent burglaries across the city. Police conducted a traffic stop on Aaron Kirby’s Ford pickup truck around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to... (Continue reading)

John Wallace steps down from sanitation district

Written on 21 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Amid allegations of mismanagement, South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Administrator John Wallace announced his retirement at Wednesday’s board meeting. During a closed session to discuss his performance, Wallace said he would be resigning after 27 years with the... (Continue reading)

School board keeps Teach but kills public comment

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to temporarily continue the operation of Teach Elementary School during an emotional meeting Tuesday evening in which the board squelched public comment. Despite a recommendation from Superintendent Eric... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for burglary suspects

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for two men who have burglarized six homes in the past few weeks. Police suspect the two men knock on doors to discover if anyone is at home, and then break in through a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal circumventing state guidelines in effort to close Teach

Written on 18 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is circumventing California Department of Education guidelines on closing a school in its apparent effort to shut down Teach Elementary. The district is considering closing Teach, an accelerated learning school... (Continue reading)

Family Ties director says she was never on board

Written on 16 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 90 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) Family Ties, the local nonprofit charged with... (Continue reading)

Code violations displace 40 students in SLO

Written on 13 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Forty San Luis Obispo college students lost their housing Tuesday due to health and safety code violations discovered at Pine Creek condominiums at 1185 Foothill Blvd. After a resident called in a complaint that “the clothes in her closet were... (Continue reading)

Homeless money guardian unlicensed

Written on 13 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the third in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program. See Cliff Anderson’s check stubs and several... (Continue reading)

SLO woman’s dog wins best of breed at Westminster

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A dog co-owned by a San Luis Obispo women won best of breed at the 2013 Westminster Dog Show. Champions Paragon Sharped Dressed Man At Greengate, a Brussels Griffon, is co-owned by Felicia Cashin of San Luis Obispo. Mary Gale... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student struggled to breathe at party before death

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly student Brandon Huang died early Sunday morning on the way home from a large house party in San Luis Obispo, where he began struggling to breathe. [Tribune] Huang, who has just turned 20, stopped breathing around midnight Sunday... (Continue reading)